She told CNN affiliate KTSU that when she learned her daughter was making fun of classmate's clothing, talking to her daughter about it didn't get the message across.

She decided to buy $50 worth of clothes at a local thrift shop and forced her daughter to wear them to school.

Experts don't necessarily agree with that approach.

"What happens with that is the person walks away at the end saying, 'now I'm really angry, that was humiliating and now I'm angry," said Executive Director Doug Goldsmith of the Children's Center in Utah.

While the girl said she was not mad and learned her lesson, Goldsmith recommends having your child volunteer at a place with less fortunate people instead. He said it is a lesson in empathy.

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